fateful
Sealed by destiny
Fateful describes something that determines or reveals fate—a turning point with significant consequences.
A fateful decision shapes everything that follows.
A fateful day is one when destiny unfolds.
The word carries a sense of inevitability, as if larger forces are at work.
Fateful moments are usually serious, often ominous: That fateful meeting changed the course of history.
Portending misfortune ahead
- doomedDestined for destruction
- cursedUnder a malevolent spell
- star-crossedDoomed by destiny
- tragicCausing great sorrow
disastrous · calamitous · catastrophic · ruinous · unlucky · sinister · dark · grim
Vitally important, deciding
- crucialOf supreme importance
- decisiveQuick to conclude
- determiningEstablishing with certainty
- criticalExpressing disapproval or importance
defining · consequential · life-changing · watershed · climactic · momentous · significant · key
Decided in advance
- preordainedDecided in advance
- inevitableCertain to occur
- inescapableImpossible to avoid
- predeterminedEstablished beforehand
written · sealed · destined · foreordained · karmic · providential · appointed · ordained
Foretelling future events
- oracularProphetically ambiguous
- prescientHaving advance knowledge
- visionaryImaginative planner of futures
- premonitoryGiving advance warning
foretelling · auguring · presaging · foreshadowing · divinatory · sibylline · predictive · portending
ill-omened
Portending misfortune ahead
- doomedDestined for destruction
- cursedUnder a malevolent spell
- star-crossedDoomed by destiny
tragic · disastrous · calamitous · catastrophic · ruinous · unlucky · sinister · dark · grim · baleful
pivotal
Vitally important, deciding
- crucialOf supreme importance
- decisiveQuick to conclude
- determiningEstablishing with certainty
critical · defining · consequential · life-changing · watershed · climactic · momentous · significant · key · landmark
predestined
Decided in advance
- preordainedDecided in advance
- inevitableCertain to occur
- inescapableImpossible to avoid
predetermined · written · sealed · destined · foreordained · karmic · providential · appointed · ordained · doomed
prophetic
Foretelling future events
- oracularProphetically ambiguous
- prescientHaving advance knowledge
- visionaryImaginative planner of futures
premonitory · foretelling · auguring · presaging · foreshadowing · divinatory · sibylline · predictive · portending · harbinger
fatefulinconsequential
Lacking significance or impact
trivial · insignificant · unimportant · negligible · meaningless
fatefulavoidable
Capable of being prevented
preventable · random · accidental · fortuitous · coincidental
fatefulfortunate
Enjoying favorable circumstances
auspicious · propitious · lucky · promising · hopeful
- fateful decisionChoice with major consequences